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leader

ˈlidər
WordNet
Masaniello, a fisherman who was the leader of the Neapolitan revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs, talks to two nobles in a church. In the background the rebels of Naples.
Masaniello, a fisherman who was the leader of the Neapolitan revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs, talks to two nobles in a church. In the background the rebels of Naples.
  1. (n) leader
    a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
  2. (n) leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
Illustrations
Achior, the leader of the Ammonites, tells Holofernes, the commander in chief of the Assyrian army, about the people of the Israelites. He warns him that God is backing the Israelites. The print is part of an eight-part series that tells the story of Judit and Holofernes.
Achior, the leader of the Ammonites, tells Holofernes, the commander in chief of the Assyrian army, about the people of the Israelites. He warns him that God is backing the Israelites. The print is part of an eight-part series that tells the story of Judit and Holofernes.
Pascal Paoli, General and leader of the Corsicans.
Pascal Paoli, General and leader of the Corsicans.
Portrait of Menno Simons, leader of the Mennonites.
Portrait of Menno Simons, leader of the Mennonites.
Bruno is lifted up on a shield. He has been appointed leader by the Cananefaten, a tribe that lived west of the Batavians on the North Sea coast. A crowd of soldiers cheer him on. Caption in Dutch and Latin.
Bruno is lifted up on a shield. He has been appointed leader by the Cananefaten, a tribe that lived west of the Batavians on the North Sea coast. A crowd of soldiers cheer him on. Caption in Dutch and Latin.
Frisian with the raid on the Roman folk leader Tiberius Gracchus, which took place by order of Roman senators. Due to the large tangle of figures, it is not always clear who belongs to which party. The composition gave the artist the opportunity to depict thirty-five naked male figures in various postures.
Frisian with the raid on the Roman folk leader Tiberius Gracchus, which took place by order of Roman senators. Due to the large tangle of figures, it is not always clear who belongs to which party. The composition gave the artist the opportunity to depict thirty-five naked male figures in various postures.
Portrait of Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, also known as "Dolle Hertog". He was a military leader and Lutheran administrator of the Principality of Halberstadt. In the edge lettering of the frame, the name and function of the person portrayed in Latin. In the margin a three-line caption in Latin.
Portrait of Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, also known as "Dolle Hertog". He was a military leader and Lutheran administrator of the Principality of Halberstadt. In the edge lettering of the frame, the name and function of the person portrayed in Latin. In the margin a three-line caption in Latin.
Omri, the leader of Elah's army, attacked Zimri in the city of Tirzah. When Zimri sees that the city has fallen, he sets the palace on fire and goes down in the flames. In the foreground on the right Omri's army, entering through the city gate. Left behind Zimri on the steps of the burning palace.
Omri, the leader of Elah's army, attacked Zimri in the city of Tirzah. When Zimri sees that the city has fallen, he sets the palace on fire and goes down in the flames. In the foreground on the right Omri's army, entering through the city gate. Left behind Zimri on the steps of the burning palace.
Melchior Klesel, Archbishop of Vienna, Minister of Emperor Matthias and leader of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. He is sitting at a table with books and a clock. The print has a Latin caption.
Melchior Klesel, Archbishop of Vienna, Minister of Emperor Matthias and leader of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. He is sitting at a table with books and a clock. The print has a Latin caption.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Ghengis Kahn's first conquered land was an act of retaliation. Kahn sent a group of traders on a peaceful mission to Transoxiana. The governor there beheaded their leader and sent the others back to Kahn with their beards cut off. So Kahn attacked them and continued to onward until most of Asia and Europe were his.
  1. Leader
    A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
  2. Leader
    A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one.
  3. Leader
    A horse placed in advance of others; one of the forward pair of horses.
  4. Leader
    A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc.; also, a line of gut, to which the snell of a fly hook is attached.
  5. Leader
    A performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins.
  6. Leader
    A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.
  7. Leader
    (Print) a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number.
  8. Leader
    (Print) A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.
  9. Leader
    One having authority to direct; a chief; a commander.
  10. Leader
    One who goes first.
  11. Leader
    One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.
  12. Leader
    The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article.
  13. Leader
    The principal wheel in any kind of machinery.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
Steve Young, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, is the great-great-grandson of Mormon leader Brigham Young.
  1. (n) leader
    One who leads, guides, conducts, directs, or controls; a director or conductor; a chief or commander.
  2. (n) leader
    One who is first or most prominent in any relation; one who takes precedence by virtue of superior qualification or influence; a recognized principal or superior: as, leaders of society; a leader of the bar.
  3. (n) leader
    In the Meth. Epis. Ch., one who has charge of a “class,” which he meets at stated times, and over which he exercises a quasi-pastoral supervision. See class, n., 3 .
  4. (n) leader
    In music:
  5. (n) leader
    A conductor or director.
  6. (n) leader
    The principal first-violin player in an orchestra (concert-master), the principal cornettist in a band, or the principal soprano in a chorus. Formerly the leader of an orchestra was also the conductor, but the duties of leading and conducting are now separated in large orchestras.
  7. (n) leader
    That which leads or conducts; something that guides the course of a thing, or conducts to it. In mining, the more or less well-defined vein-like mass of ore which the miner follows in his work; the indication which the miner follows when working an irregular metalliferous deposit. This is sometimes a mere crack, sometimes a fissure with vein-stone or even with ore, and sometimes a well-defined fissure-vein. The word is used chiefly where there is some complexity in the phenomena, as where the rock on each side of the fissure is more or less mineralized, so that the fissure or leader forms only a part of the metalliferous deposit.
  8. (n) leader
    In surveying, the foremost of the two chain-carriers.
  9. (n) leader
    A ring or gripper used for leading cattle, passed through the septum of the nose.
  10. (n) leader
    That which precedes; something that has a leading or foremost place, whether in actual position or in importance. Specifically— One of the leading or front horses in a team of four or more, as distinguished from a wheeler, or one placed next the carriage.
  11. (n) leader
    The principal wheel in a set of machinery.
  12. (n) leader
    A principal editorial article in a newspaper; one of the longer articles in a newspaper appearing as its own utterances or expressions of editorial views, whether written by the ostensible editor or by leader-writers or contributors.
  13. (n) leader
    A sinew; a tendon: as, the leaders of the fingers or toes.
  14. (n) leader
    Something offered as a special attraction to customers; a leading “bargain.”
  15. (n) leader
    In botany, the terminal shoot of an excurrent trunk, commonly forming the apex of a cone-shaped tree, as in the fir and the larch.
  16. (n) leader
    = Syn. 1 and 2. Commander, Head, etc. See chief.
  17. (n) leader
    A plumber.
  18. (n) leader
    The first player on any trick in a game of cards; the player who sits on the dealer's left.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
The city of St. Petersburg, Russia, was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, hence the name, St. Petersburg. But it wasn't always that simple. In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Russian leaders felt that Petersburg was too German-sounding. So they changed the name of the city to Petrograd -to make it more Russian-sounding. Then, in 1924, the country's Soviet Communist leaders wanted to honor the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir I. Lenin. The city of Petrograd became Leningrad and was known as Leningrad until 1991 when the new Russian legislators -no longer Soviet Communists -wanted the city to reflect their change of government.
  1. (ns) Leader
    one who leads or goes first: a chief: the leading editorial article in a newspaper (also Leading article): principal wheel in any machinery
Quotations
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
Mother Teresa
W. Fusselman
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
W. Fusselman
Ken Adelman
A leader knows what's best to do; a manager knows merely how best to do it.
Ken Adelman
The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.
Joe Batten
Warren Bennis
Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
Warren Bennis
Warren Bennis
Managers are people who do things right; leaders are people who do the right thing.
Warren Bennis
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. lǽdan, to lead, lád, a way; Ger. leiten, to lead.

Usage in the news

Times Leader Lifestyles Editor (sdunder@timesleaderonline.com), Times Leader. timesleaderonline.com

Published Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, at 6:23 p.m. TOPEKA – Republican leaders in the Senate unveiled a new roster of committee leaders Tuesday that reflects the chamber's more conservative leanings. kansas.com

TOPEKA – Republican leaders in the Senate unveiled a new roster of committee leaders Tuesday that reflects the chamber's more conservative leanings. kansascity.com

BOUCHER AMONG LEADERS — Bellmont's Evan Boucher (center) stays up with leaders early in the recent sectional race. decaturdailydemocrat.com

New communist leader Xi is on a mission to soften the image of Chinese officialdom, winning kudos for his breezy personal style and ordering leaders to take a knife to the pomp, formality and waste that have alienated many among the public. knoxnews.com

Church leaders, Christian leadership, leadership skills, spiritual leadership, pastors, worship leader, leadership articles, leadership traits, ministry leaders, teamwork. christianitytoday.com

Recently I received a message from Dr Jeffrey Spahn, president and founder of Leaders Leading Leaders, in response to one of my columns. forbes.com

Fotis Kouvelis, the Democratic Left leader, attended a meeting with other Greek political leaders that was called by President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. nytimes.com

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, right, is seen on Capitol Hill with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. usnews.com

As a business owner and leader, I find it strange how many company leaders have not taken the time to clearly define the values their companies will live by. deseretnews.com

In any category, if you copy the market leader, it only helps the market leader. chainstoreage.com

Leaders on Leadership shows the personal side of leadership and gives you a sense of sitting in the leader's chair as these talented men and women make the difficult choices and decisions that affect lives and shape futures. detroitpublictv.org

Local leaders met again Wednesday morning with Economic Development leaders to talk about their five-year plan to bring more jobs and industry to southwest Georgia. fxl.com

Because real solutions are painful and unpopular, our elected leaders won't call for them and we continue to elect those leaders and not demand that they do better. lasvegassun.com

Richard DeBolt of Chehalis will remain the state House minority leader, with a leadership core that is mostly unchanged — including Joel Kretz as deputy leader and Dan Kristiansen as caucus chair. blog.thenewstribune.com

Usage in scientific papers

The largest component (“the leader”) in evolving random structures often exhibits universal statistical properties.
Leadership Statistics in Random Structures

What is the average size of the largest tree (the leader)? Using the size distribution, we can answer an even more general question.
Leadership Statistics in Random Structures

Let lr (t) be the average size of the rlargest tree with the leader l ≡ l1 .
Leadership Statistics in Random Structures

At the crossover point, t ≈ 1, the size of the leader varies logarithmically with the system size, l(t ≈ 1, N ) ∼ ln N .
Leadership Statistics in Random Structures

FIG. 3: The survival probability of the initial leader S (N ) versus the system size N .
Leadership Statistics in Random Structures

Usage in literature

Then back in triumph they sailed to Kief, rich with booty, and ever after hailing their leader as the Wise Man, or Magician. "Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15)" by Charles Morris

Perilous as this task seemed, each of the heroes was eager to undertake it, but Jason, as the leader of the expedition, took it upon himself. "Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)" by Charles Morris

Each group has a leader, and lines up in rank (side by side), with the leader in the middle. "Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium" by Jessie H. Bancroft

Both Iraqi and American leaders told us that as Baghdad goes, so goes Iraq. "The Iraq Study Group Report" by United States Institute for Peace

Talbot told his story of how he had been received by Ethan Allen, and he did not spare the young leader. "The Hero of Ticonderoga" by John de Morgan

The man who was standing inactive, and who I realized had struck down Mercer in some unknown, deadly way, appeared to be the leader. "The Fire People" by Ray Cummings

Without any concert of action volunteers assembled simultaneously, and placed themselves under tried leaders. "An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America" by J. P. MacLean

He was the able, bold, unscrupulous leader of leaders, and men came to see him. "The Clansman" by Thomas Dixon

Clark was the engineer; Lewis the leader of men. "The Young Alaskans on the Missouri" by Emerson Hough

Protestantism was now entirely without leaders. "The Huguenots in France" by Samuel Smiles

Usage in poetry
"Adieu! adieu!" again he cried,
All as he turn'd him roun'—
"Farewell to Leader's silver tide!
Farewell to Ercildoune!"
"Thomas the Rhymer" by Sir Walter Scott Author object (622)
Neber min' de race's troubles
So you profits by dem all.
Neber min' your leaders' stumblin'
So you he'ps to mak' dem fall.
"The Don't-Care Negro" by Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr Author object (407)
And now a leader of the van
Back to his waiting comrades ran,
Reporting that, "At top o'th' street,
A fearfu' object he did meet.
"The Watch And Ward." by Samuel Bamford Author object (591)
The pig upon the table laid,
The solemn umpire shook his head.
"A sucking pig's a feeble pleader,
He'll neither follow nor be leader."
"Justice" by William Hutton
He was our leader and our guide;
He was our saviour and our star.
We walked in friendship by his side,
Yet set him where our heroes are.
"Why?" by Robert W Service Author object (576)
The State is all, worship the State!
The Leader is all, worship the Leader!
Strength is all, worship strength!
Worship, bow down or die!
"Nightmare At Noon" by Stephen Vincent Benet Author object (629)